Homelessness and Extreme Weather Are Converging Climate Crises Terri Domer visits the riverside encampment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she weathered last August's derecho. Andrew McCormick / NBC News This story originally appeared in NBC News and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Terri Domer knows well what a brewing storm looks like. Domer, 62, an Iowa native, has spent her life watching thunderstorms gather and tornadoes dash across rolling hills. Last August, when the midday sky darkened over the riverside homeless encampment where Domer and four other people spent most nights — built on a sandy bank near downtown, under tall trees — she quickly set about covering up their supplies.